Slovakia 1939 Folk Costumes Semi-Postal Set

Slovakia · 1939 · 2Ks, 4Ks, 5Ks

This set of three semi-postal stamps depicts traditional Slovak folk costumes and daily life. Designs include a woman with a hoe, a woman drawing water from a well, and a man engaged in forestry with an axe and saw.

Issued shortly after the establishment of the First Slovak Republic in 1939, these stamps served to promote national identity and traditional Slovak culture during a period of significant political change and alignment with Nazi Germany.